I think Xiya was held prisoner for a time by Rachel's empire, where she regularly had to fill Rachel with her mana so Rachel could do war with the humans. Then the humans were able to rout Rachel's side and they reclaimed Xiya and captured Rachel, who was burned at the stake as seen in the first chapter.I'm still hella confused as to what their relationship is/was in the past life
Except Rachel was born FROM the Emperor and the Queen of Lycanthropes. So Rachel and her mother were also essentially captives to the Empire as well. Which is probably why Rachel is having nightmares about her mother.I think Xiya was held prisoner for a time by Rachel's empire, where she regularly had to fill Rachel with her mana so Rachel could do war with the humans. Then the humans were able to rout Rachel's side and they reclaimed Xiya and captured Rachel, who was burned at the stake as seen in the first chapter.
I wonder if Rachel's mom hated her seeing her as a further failure because she was forced to become the emperor's concubine after mom's defeat?